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Adventurous army climbing accident in Bavarian Alps was not caused by negligence (News, 8 July 2011)

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Published on: 11 July 2011
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Mr Justice Spencer has dismissed a claimant's claim for damages for personal injury sustained in a climbing accident in the Bavarian Alps in the course of a formal army adventurous training exercise. He held that the accident was not caused by any negligence on the part of the defendant (Macintyre v Ministry of Defence).

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